Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Pwitwwl-ip, Qpofitsmaus ' ' ' When Hovveites returned this year to start the tall semester, they were greeted by the attractive new addition, started in l962, and now ready for use. Pupils and teachers alike wel- comed the added conveniences. They adjusted quickly to the extra minute between classes and the badly-needed, bigger and better cafeteria. Scholarship played an important part in their lives, and they participated in clubs, musical organiza- tions, and extra-curricular activities. Everyone applauded the Hornet athletic teams and supported the Booster Club and pep rallies in sportsmanship. At dances and the PRR, during ROTC Inspections, with sports and intramurals, and in after- school activities, the school became good friends throughout the year. , .-., 4 Q, f tsta,. TABLE OF . i Afeiitvifsies. . . .....Page4 ..Page16 ...Page 30 Athletics. . yygg .... P age 66 Faculty ...... t -P096 96 Underclassmen. . 102 Seniors ...... 124 Index. . Page 148

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Jolwv Pifggwmldf , Mr. Thomas Stirling addressed the student Thanksgiving assembly on Wednesday, November 27, I963. Pupils, recently shocked by the slaying of President John F. Kennedy, were challenged as they heard their princi- pal say, America looked into a mirror last Friday. It was a large mirror, a magnifying mirror. America cast a beautiful image. But suddenly that mirror was cracked and splintered by an assassin's bullet. Some parts of the broken mirror distorted and darkened America's image. It was a dreary fall day in the North-it was foggy in Europe and dark in the Orient, but the sun was shining bright- ly in Dallas before that fatal shot. Then for a period of time the shattered glass reflected only chaos, then gloom-dark penetrating gloom. The whole world looked over our shoulder and interpreted what it saw according to the angle from which it was peering and the reflecting image which it sought. Our image was tar- nished. In Europe the mirror reflected a saddened and momentarily bewildered giant, a giant that could be depended upon to do the right. Sympathy and renewed friendship were evidenced from the western powers. The image came true from the clear part of the mirror, while other parts of the world took varying views from the tarnished part. I To us at Howe the things that had seemed so important only a few minutes before seemed suddenly trivial or lost completely in the shadow of an overwhelming tragedy. The PRR, the ball games, the banquet, the wrestling match dwindled to nothing in the enormity of the moment. Life must resume now-and the things that are dear to the life of a high school pupil must again be important to him. But they must still be held in their proper perspective. The PRR, the banquet, the basketball games, the wrestling matches are important to you as they should be. But we must balance the shame of an assassination with the pride of a nation that stopped for a dignified period of humbleness to regroup its forces for right. We must balance the sorrow of a nation and the sorrow of the Kennedy family with pride in the little girl who adjusted her white gloves as she stepped up to the flag-draped cofhn of her slain father, in little John-John, who saluted at the procession, and especially in the demeanor of the wife and mother who bore the grief of a nation in such magnificent dignity. We must balance the sorrow of losing a President with thankfulness that ours is a country governed by laws and not by men and that the new President will receive all of the re- spect and co-operation afforded the departed. Above all we must be thankful that we Iive in a nation that can and will rise above the present sadness, that we have homes dedicated to the rearing of upright children, that we have schools that believe in ideals as well as knowledge, that we have churches and synagogues teaching the values that transcend man, and that we have been so magnificently en- dowed by the giver of all gifts. All of the ingredients for repair are here. We can and will repair that mirror until the beautiful image of America is again reflected to the world. uemgawumw Once standing in the shadow of the profile of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson now has the great responsibility thrust upon him as Prefi- dent of the United States. iPhoto courtesy INDIANAPOLIS TlMESl Junior Senator Birch Bayh and Governor Matthew Welsh welcome Senator Kennedy on his last visit to Indianapolis in October, 1960. iPhoto courtesy INDIANAPOLIS TIMESJ